excuse us.

where, oh WHERE, have we been? well, rocket got the chicken pox (i think) and the stomach flu (i KNOW) this week. and then i got the stomach flu. and we are both just now starting to feel like we might pull through. so... a couple of things.

first, i meant to clarify after that last post with the dear abby type deal about motherhood... i did not post that as any type of booya! at all the delightful people i know who do not have children. in fact, i WAS ONE OF THOSE people. the reason i reposted was because i identified so strongly with the in-depth description of motherhood given in the article. THAT is how i feel. THAT is what i do with my time. that. there. FINALLY! i could never have said it so well. so clearly.

i hope no one was offended. i wish i could have cleared that up sooner, but i literally heard Rbaby spew his dinner about 45 seconds after i hit "publish post" on that one.

SECOND, and much more importantly... yesterday, during a moment of pillow diving bliss, i took a picture of rocket and... HE LOOKED LIKE ME!!!! see...


this is just what little me looked like. here's a closer look...


this is so incredibly exciting because it ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. in fact, the last time it happened rocket couldn't even hold his head up. i tried finding the picture in my iphoto library and gave up. that's how long ago it was. here's how happy rocket was when i told him the last picture looked like mom-o...


just kidding. that's just how excited he gets when you say peekaboo!
:)